Take A Break

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Genre

Rock & Pop

Catalogue Number

FAT6502

Number of Discs

Label

Fat Wreck Chords

Release Country

USA

Original Release Year

2003

Format

Product Description

Me First And The Gimmie Gimmes: Spike (vocals); Jake Jackson (guitar, ukulele); Joey Cape (guitar); Fat Mike (bass); Dave (drums).
Recorded at Motor Studios, San Francisco, California. Includes liner notes by Christopher Dodge.
TAKE A BREAK drags punk rock's premier cover band back from their respective day jobs with NOFX, Lagwagon, and No Use For A Name for another trawl through the pop charts of yesteryear. Highlights include an "Isn't She Lovely" that's a collision of Gary Glitter and Stevie Wonder and a version of Lionel Richie's "Hello" that will only seem scary if you haven't heard their take on Aretha's "Natural Woman."
All the above are delivered with the energy and genre-mixing panache you'd expect from these seasoned veterans, with enough variety and respect for the originals to avoid what could have been a one-dimensional exercise in punkifying old hits. Cases in point are their take on the Jackson 5's "I'll Be There," which manages to incorporate snippets of The Cars' "You're Just What I Needed," and their "Anarchy in the UK"-laced interpretation of Vanessa Williams' wedding-dance special 'Save the Best For Last," both of which should be heard to be believed.

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CD

[USED:Cond.A] Take A Break

¥440 US Edition Import 01 Jul 2003
CD

[USED:Cond.AB] Take A Break

¥220 US Edition Import 01 Jul 2003

Track List

01． WHERE DO BROKEN HEARTS GO
02． HELLO
03． END OF THE ROAD
04． AIN'T NO SUNSHINE
05． NOTHING COMPARES 2 U
06． CRAZY
07． ISN'T SHE LOVELY
08． I BELIEVE I CAN FLY
09． OH GIRL
10． I'LL BE THERE
11． MONA LISA
12． SAVE THE BEST FOR LAST
13． NATURAL WOMAN

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R＆Bをパンクにしたらこんな曲になるんでし...

投稿日：2009/09/30 (水)

R＆Bをパンクにしたらこんな曲になるんでしょうか。特に2 Hello、のっけからのボーカルメロディーはリズムが特有で少しはねた感じが地を這うような。是非聞いていただきたい。

YUKI さん | 長野県 | 不明

最高すぎる！！特に５曲目でjoeyの叫び声が...

投稿日：2008/03/20 (木)

最高すぎる！！特に５曲目でjoeyの叫び声が聞けたのには感動した！！そもそもjoeyがボーカルじゃなくてコーラスで歌うだけでなんかすげー不思議な気分・・・毎回思うけどこのバンドを含めてfatのバンドを聞くたびにmikeにはあたまがさがるよ。

スコップさん | 新潟 | 不明

パンクの爽快感とR&Bの極上のメロの融合。...

投稿日：2007/05/10 (木)

パンクの爽快感とR&Bの極上のメロの融合。こりゃ反則だって！！

タカノリさん | 神奈川県 | 不明

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